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I'm finishing my basement and I will have a built-in entertainment center. My plasma will be mounted to a wall within it. A few feet below will be the receiver, PS3 and other devices hidden behind a built-in in door.

What is the best way to get power from the TV to the lower level of my built-in that would be protected? I'm not sure I would feel comfortable using a receptacle surge protector. Ideally I will have all my devices and coaxial connected to Panamax or APC unit with UPS or some line conditioning for brown outs.

DO you think a wall-plate with an opening will work? I'm going to use one to run the HDMI down as I hate to limit myself with HMDI wall plates.

Any protection that works on the power cord is already inside the TV. Read its specification numbers. That Panamax only claims to protect from a type of surge that typically causes no damage.

Concern is another and different transient that can overwhelm a Panamax and protection already inside the TV. In every facility that cannot have damage, that solution is always located at the service entrance. Where wires enter the building. Then everything - not just a TV - is also protected. That least expensive solution is also the only solution used for protection from another and typically destructive surge.

Any protection mounted in a wall receptacle typically exists inside appliances. Another and different anomaly can overwhelm that already existing protection.